▪ I. braider1
(ˈbreɪdə(r))
[f. braid v.1 + -er1.]
a. One who makes or applies braids. b. A part of a sewing machine, used for stitching braid on cloth. c. A braiding-machine.
| 1866 Tomlinson Cycl. Useful Arts III. 622 Subsidiary pieces of apparatus..the hemmer, the binder, the braider. 1874 Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. I. 355 The sizes of flat braiders most in use are those braiding 53 and 65 strands. |
▪ II. † ˈbraider2 Obs.
[f. braid v.2]
An upbraider.
| 1552 Huloet, Brayder or caster in teeth with a good turne past. |